Do you have a tired old piece of furniture in dire need of a refresh? Check out our monthly challenge, where we update all kinds of pieces! This month I tackled a wobbly little table my mom had picked up at a yard sale. Poor little guy just needed some TLC!
Stenciled Side Table
For those of you who waited patiently for new posts, I thank you from the bottom of my heart!! I’m sorry to have taken an unexpected break in posting, but suddenly I found myself with a dozen projects and nothing finished that I could share! Crafty blogger nightmare. Anyway, I’m back up an running, more or less, but I have exciting news! I will be doing a FULL WEEK devoted… Continue Reading
Halloween Subway Art
I’m technically cheating, since I made this last Halloween. But I didn’t blog it, so it’s fair game! Now you will also be able to forgive the less than stellar photographs, since I did this prior to picking up some blogging and photography tips. Check out my Halloween Subway Art! One of my first purchases for my Cricut machine was an electronic cartridge, Word Collage. It has quite a few… Continue Reading
Playing with Paint #3: Super Glass-y
It’s kind of fun pulling out old photos of crafts I’ve done in the past. (Yes, I’ve always been narcissistic enough to photograph my work for posterity.) This is a project from over a year ago – eek! – that I did as a gift for my best friend’s big 3-0 birthday. Living so far away from all our oldest friends and all our family can be hard at times,… Continue Reading
Playing with Paint #2: Getting Suess-y
Here’s a dumb question: anyone NOT like Dr. Suess?? Yeah, didn’t think so. EVERYONE loves Dr. Suess, and why wouldn’t you? Theodore Suess Geisel is probably one of the greatest writers, thinkers, and men who ever lived – I adore him. So it’s not really any surprise that a haphazard painting experiment would turn into a Suess-a-bration. I painted a few times in high school, when I seriously considered myself… Continue Reading
